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In reply to the discussion: 87% of African Americans view Hillary Clinton favorably [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)96. i agree with this also. nt
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Aha! So THIS is the post that gay posters, women and black folks are saying almost made them
Number23
May 2015
#303
Hey, why not? They've had to teach us everything else (or so they desperately love to think)!
Number23
May 2015
#305
already bookmarked. it is a gem of example and explanation and oh... ya, education. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#306
That you actually wrote those words and hit "post" and haven't self deleted by now...
stevenleser
May 2015
#308
Name Recognition. Among any group and voters at large, it's about the name "Clinton".
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#3
How is it meaningless that HRC will carry African Americans and Latinos
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#91
with regard to the African American community, I think there is a deeper reason than
CTyankee
May 2015
#106
Hell, for the earlier primaries and caucuses in 2008, Clinton beat Obama in the black vote
Recursion
May 2015
#245
YES!! It wasn't until SC that Blacks as a majority even looked at Obama... My wife was with Hillary
uponit7771
May 2015
#326
Is this today's meme? That the only reason Clinton has such high favorables is because people
Number23
May 2015
#111
you really wish to swipe an entire voting block as nothing more that "stupid" and ....
Sheepshank
May 2015
#116
Wow. It's your brain that took you there. AA voters historically go w Democrats.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#117
African Americans support Hillary in higher proportions than do women, Hispanics,
pnwmom
May 2015
#145
Nope. I dismiss all pro Clinton numbers as based on name recognition, all groups.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#233
That is an insult to African Americans who always liked the Clintons. They aren't idiots
pnwmom
May 2015
#130
The pheonomenon applies equally well to every single traditional Democratic leaning demographic.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#133
The short answer is NO he can't. I had this very conversation last night. This is not 2008 &
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#4
Thats true. The only real threat to Hillary's pursuit of the nomination is Hillary.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2015
#252
this is what i am seeing also. especially in texas and colorado. the difference in
seabeyond
May 2015
#28
i read something in lubbock, but sounds like just the group for her and not clinton
seabeyond
May 2015
#56
she could easily take on the repugs in this state. maybe not with numbers, but damn, look good. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#57
I don't doubt the passion of Sanders supporters, but McGovern had very passionate supporters as well
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#40
That's the plan and I believe she can pull it off but not without difficulty...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#61
The moment Hillary accepted Obama's invite for Sec of State, all was forgiven & forgotten.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#72
What a terrific story. Having lived in the South, with brief relocations to Pittsburgh, most of....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#93
I get chills to this day she. I remember coming in to work the next day, and it was all anyone could
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#175
I love that picture. My favorite, however, will forever be the one where they welcomed home the....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#90
ITA. In every forum in Spanish I read Hillary is already seen as the next president
lunamagica
May 2015
#64
All my hispanic friends in Texas love her. Many people have been quietly waiting for her. n/t
freshwest
May 2015
#239
i see clinton getting black and hispanic vote. i see sanders, youth, white, middle upper. sanders
seabeyond
May 2015
#13
yes the irony. that i am not allowed to say. here is the thing with the young vote... in my area.
seabeyond
May 2015
#22
Hillary lost the nomination in 08 because she was hemorrhaging African American votes.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#30
i also think with her experience over the last 8 yrs, we are going to see a different campaign. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#33
"Working class and lower middle class folks are more concerned about table issues"
workinclasszero
May 2015
#49
"rainbow farting leftist independent" who will save your job and win the election.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#75
I tend to agree...The data suggests Hillary will win but it's not a slam dunk...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#76
You nailed it all right there. Those who have been dismissed are watching it play out. It's time!
freshwest
May 2015
#241
i will be really interested to watch blacklivesmatter. i question that. but all these are guesses,
seabeyond
May 2015
#24
"Black Lives Matter voters" are the black community & 87% of us favor Hillary. Just ask these guys.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#36
another thing we fail at, is actually listen to the black lives that surely do matter.
seabeyond
May 2015
#38
FYI: Issues & personality aren't mutually exclusive. And I predict you're wrong. Try, as you may,
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#114
The most reliable Democratic constituency will have much to be enthused about. It's the young...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#124
I don't view myself as having much in common with Kim Kardashian so it is hard
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#131
It already transferred. 87% worth. You keep insinuating that "Black Lives Matter" is some behemoth
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#138
Why are you conflating "OFA" & "the black community"? Is there some point to that?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#153
WTF do the 60s have to do with 87% favorability among AA's for Hillary Clinton in 2016?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#160
It's a variation of the "MLK was a Republican"/Byrd was a Democrat and a klansman" narrative ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#170
Exactly. Don't you just love it when folks of another race try to explain "black folks" to us.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#173
He is offering pie in the sky except it is pie in the sky with a wrinkle...It's pie right here.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#192
I love the scene where he first meets Django but I am afraid to post it here./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#261
People who think education is a right are after a "free lunch?" Sounds like Rush Limbaugh
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#276
I would tell you what you could do with your ad hominem but I don't want to afoul...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#278
you want to reflect the discussion you jumped into, with this little fit? blackman talking basic
seabeyond
May 2015
#279
"just asking you to proceed with caution re class being a divider in the black community."
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#162
It's like that old joke - what do you call a black man with two PhDs? Nigger.
Number23
May 2015
#166
Exactly. You think my advanced degree and experience living in multiple countries means one damn
Number23
May 2015
#181
Earlier in this thread someone asked about the polling numbers for ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#182
Speak on it #23! I love how you just break it down to its natural essence. "Two PhDs". N***
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#184
Class "concern" will evaporate the moment they (personally) can afford to live in that gate communit
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#190
"So many of them never wanted to be associated with us, no matter what our class."
Number23
May 2015
#187
There's a thousand variations of it. It's a paraphrase of a Malcolm X comment
Number23
May 2015
#195
then there is a group of our dems that just are not concerned with that. the man has money, so what
seabeyond
May 2015
#206
yes, Blacks, hispanics, and asians who vote republican usually do so because of religion
JI7
May 2015
#228
Not when it comes to the police, not matter how rich blacks are harassed equally..even black cops
uponit7771
May 2015
#328
She will garner over 90% of African American and Latino voters regardless of where they live...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#94
ya. i am now walking, that gay/black/women are one. that gives us greater numbers
seabeyond
May 2015
#16
Yep. And there were even black posters that didn't like Obama that were still run off or left
Number23
May 2015
#109
+1. I don't know how many times it must be said but "DU is not the real world". Not even close.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#126
DU ain't even the same DU it was a few years ago! I'm surprised we are even allowed to type
Number23
May 2015
#135
"DU ain't even the same DU it was a few years ago!" Not since the Paulertarians took over.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#140
Girl, they are flat out not even pretending anymore. There's another thread in GD right now
Number23
May 2015
#142
That doesn't shock me at all; nothing I read here actually shocks me anymore. The handful of....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#148
I understand and I respect that 100%. For the most part, I find most of the anti-Hillary stuff
Number23
May 2015
#154
It feels like a board I left where the Cons kept insisting black people voted for PBO because they
freshwest
May 2015
#246
'Too inferior to even be considered Democrats.' Hard words, but it feels that way at times. n/t
freshwest
May 2015
#243
Where were they in 2010 and 2014? We lost states where their turnout was decisive and
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#19
Al Franken won in wipeout which was predicted. The Hillary clones in the Southern States all lost
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#32
She was the incumbent, elected for the first time in 2008 with Obama on the ticket
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#43
Iowa and Wisconsin were close elections with high turnouts. The dems still lost
betterdemsonly
May 2015
#60
There was still a substantial drop off between general and mid term participation
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#69
Exactly. It could be argued that even Elizabeth Warren owes her Senate seat to Obama's....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#86
Another day, another poll showing the vast majority of democrats love Hillary
workinclasszero
May 2015
#34
Your head is in the sand if you think the President has not spoken out against police abuses. Stop
Cha
May 2015
#227
Hillary will need a much younger & much more exciting VP than Bernie. Just sayin'.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#120
VP doesn't have to be met in the middle or listened to at all Why sacrifice one of our best Senators
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#122
Bernie was in the trenches on Civil Rights, why doesn't he know about inequality issues?
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#127
Few would question Bernie's position on civil rights (vis-a-vis, PoC) ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2015
#277
Honestly, what will Hillary Clinton do for the African American community?
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#282
I'se Negra and I view Clinton (mostly) favorably. I still don't know if that means she needs to be
Number23
May 2015
#110
"Clearly you need a stern talking to from Bernie's overwhelmingly white supporters."
Number23
May 2015
#141
And who the fuck are these "good DUers" that I supposedly "attacked" with this post??!
Number23
May 2015
#236
And your post is a fine example of the "liberal" line of thinking that many minorities
Number23
May 2015
#196
seriously? that is your answer and you are sticking to it? maybe you do think anyone not on
seabeyond
May 2015
#216
She's insulting minorities as voting against their self interests. Like they're not informed voters
Cha
May 2015
#248
We're not talking about some people but 87% of a major sub group. That's a lot...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#258
Wow! "Uninformed Voters". That kind of abuse is bound to have us lining up for miles.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#298
I don't know why the Clintons have done nothing for black people. As a matter of fact they got more
craigmatic
May 2015
#197
I see some of the Bernie folks are trying to convince the African American folks on this board ...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#199
Simply stating the fact that Bernie's supporters are "all white" is passive aggressive?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#249
I think who ever wins the nom is going to want the Obama coalition.. it's mighty and it's
Cha
May 2015
#237
Exactly, and then to have posters on here saying they're voting against their interests if they're
Cha
May 2015
#286
i get it all in hypocrisy. insist i hate sanders(only supportive of him). upper middle white so not
seabeyond
May 2015
#302